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title: Maternal and Newborn Health Risks of Climate Change
date: 2021-02-11T03:00:00-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/maternal-and-newborn-health-risks-of-climate-change"
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Maternal and Newborn Health Risks of Climate Change

Climate change has both direct and indirect impacts on maternal and newborn health including extreme heat events and heat stress, extreme weather events, air pollution, and more.

> Air pollution and climate change both have an immediate adverse effect on reproductive, maternal and perinatal health outcomes, with the devastating potential to affect the health of future generations to come.

[Read the full article ](https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aogs.14124)

SOURCE: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica • AUTHOR: Nathalie Roos et al. • LAST UPDATED: February 11, 2021

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- [ pregnancy & birth](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/pregnancy-birth)
- [ maternal morbidity & mortality](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/maternal-morbidity-mortality)
- [climate change](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/climate-change)
- [environmental health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/environmental-health)
- [maternal health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/maternal-health)
- [maternal mortality](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/maternal-mortality)

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## Five Ways To Improve Maternal Health by Addressing the Climate Crisis

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Specific policy recommendations for addressing the global climate crisis that would also reduce health risks to pregnant people.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/five-ways-to-improve-maternal-health-by-addressing-the-climate-crisis)

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This UN article explains the inextricable connection between climate crisis and gender-based violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/climate-change-exacerbates-violence-against-women-and-girls)

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## Abortion: Key Facts

This fact sheet from the World Health Organization outlines noteworthy facts and statistics regarding abortion around the globe.

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This fact sheet from the World Health Organization outlines noteworthy facts and statistics regarding abortion around the globe.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-key-facts)

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## Setting Examples for My Children

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SD discusses teaching her children the importance of staying active and how she stayed active during her pregnancies.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-setting-examples-for-my-children)

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## Ectopic Pregnancies and the Care You Need

This article discusses ectopic pregnancies, their specific treatment, and the potential impact of policy changes targeting abortion access.

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This article discusses ectopic pregnancies, their specific treatment, and the potential impact of policy changes targeting abortion access.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ectopic-pregnancies-and-the-care-you-need)

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## Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Congenital Syphilis Epidemic in the US

This article explores why cases of congenital syphilis have been rising since 2015 and what is being done to address this crisis.

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This article explores why cases of congenital syphilis have been rising since 2015 and what is being done to address this crisis.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/exploring-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-congenital-syphilis-epidemic-in-the-us)

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## Potential Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

What are the possible risk factors for breast cancer? Are there ways to minimize our risk of developing breast cancer?

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What are the possible risk factors for breast cancer? Are there ways to minimize our risk of developing breast cancer?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/potential-breast-cancer-risk-factors)